In The Last Kingdom, fans still discuss King Alfred’s (David Dawson) influence in the series and how his presence is missed. Alfred becomes the King of Wessex after the death of his brother. He’s ...

The Last Kingdom would be a lot different had it not had a wonderful portrayal of King Alfred the Great by David Dawson. Although Alfred dies in season 3, he’s still a major part of the series, ...

Derek's love of games came at an early age when his parents first brought home the Nintendo Entertainment System. From then on, countless nights were spent hunting ducks, stomping turtles, exploring ...

A nostalgic bus journey will return to Winchester - and it will be running services all the way to Fareham after another vintage bus running day ...

A history lecture series will kick off with the story of King Alfred Buses. Hampshire History Trust has announced the first talk of its Midweek Musings 2026 lecture series. This is titled Introducing ...

British archeologists are hoping they have discovered partial remains of the ninth-century’s King Alfred the Great at a medieval abbey in southwest England. Preliminary tests suggest that a pelvic ...

WINCHESTER, England — Archaeologists say they might have found part of the remains of King Alfred the Great, a ninth-century monarch who was one of the best-known and most important figures of early ...

The Last Kingdom is in its fourth season on Netflix and some fans were sad to see King Alfred (played by David Dawson) die at the end of season three. The King of Wessex had fallen ill in the previous ...

The bones of long-lost English King Alfred the Great may have been discovered in a graveyard in Winchester, the Daily Echo reports. Alfred, the only English King to be known as "the Great," was King ...

Alfred the Great was helped on his way to legendary status by a fellow leader he refused to give credit to and allowed to be written out of history, experts now believe. Images on medieval coins found ...

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WE cannot, as Americans, be expected to agree with King James I., that “ the state of Monarchie is the supreamest thing on earth,” although, being children of the twentieth century, we are almost ...